SHX46A05UC/40 Bosch Dishwasher leaking from bottom- vent not covered

[cot266]

Model Number

SHX46A05UC/40

Brand

Bosch

Age

More than 10 years

I've had my Bosch dishwasher leak twice in two months. It's a pretty heavy leak out the bottom of the door. The first time, I had no idea to check if the vent on the side was covered, so I was hoping that was the issue, and I hadn't seen it again in two months. The other day, it leaked again, and I checked the vent, and it was clear.

Just doing some reading, I'm guessing it might either be the bottom door gasket, the float switch or the inlet valve. I would think if any of those were faulty, it would leak pretty consistently though. I took everything apart yesterday and the gasket looked fine to me.

Anyone have any tips on how to diagnose this issue?

 

[Jake]

Hi,

I'm not familiar with Bosch products, but you can read this thread of what @jeff1 mentioned in post #3:

Bosch dishwasher leaking at the the bottom of the door

I read all the threads about the fixed problem with the leaking door. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be my issue. When this happened before I noticed there was still water in the bottom of the tub so I replaced the float, which seemed to help. When the problem resurfaced I checked it out...

www.applianceblog.com

Jake

 

[cot266]

Thank you very much Jake. I'll definitely go through the post and inspect the washer. I guess at the very least it couldn't hurt to replace the gasket. They're not that expensive. Hopefully that solves the issue.

 

[Jake]

Ok, sounds good.

Hopefully that solves the issue.

Yes, hopefully so.

Jake